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ROBERT W. SCOTT, OF LEEDS POIN T, NEW JERSEY, ASSTGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO LOUIS N. D.- WILLIAMS,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 5, 1907.

Application nea august 17. 1906. sain No. 331,014. Y

inf is a specification.

ly invention relates to that class of knitted fabrics in which ornamental open-work effects are produced by theLformation of eyelet-holes in a knitted web, one of the objects of my invention being to produce such orna-` mental or open-work effects 1n ribbed webs without transferring-stitches frorn'one needle-Wale to another, and afurther object being to enlargethe size of the eyelet-hole beyond `the normal in that class of webs in which the eyelet-hole is formed by the lateral displacement of a sinker-Wale.

The figure in the accompanying drawing is an 'exaggerated view ofa piece of ribbed knitted web illustrating the manner of forming eyelet-holes in the same in accordance l with my invention.

rib-knitting machine.

In the drawing, ct a. representthe wales of one face of the fabric-say, for instance, those produced by the cylinder-needles-oi a b b represent the Wales ofthe other face vof the fabric---say, for instance, those produced by the dial-needles of the machine-and d d re resent the sinke'r-wales or those portions of t 1e knittingyarn passing from one needle-Walev to the other. v

In order to produce an eyelet-hole in the web, I displace the sinker-wale yarn at the point Where the cyelet-hole is to lie produced and cause it to engage with an adjoining wale ol either face of the fabric. Thus, as shown atc, the disnlaced sinker-wale engages with a cylinder-Walle of the fabric, and, as shown at j', thedisplaced 4,einher-Wale engages with a dial needle-Wale of the web, or the displaced sinker-wale may` be spread laterally in both directions, so as to engage both with a cylinder needle-Wale and with a dial needle-Wale, as shown at g. In order to enlarge the eyelet-hole beyond the size normally due to the displacement of the sin'ker-wale, I refer in some cases to slacken the sinker-wa e of the preceding courseas shown, for instance, at i..

Where a still larger eyelet-hole is desired, the sinker-wale yarn in a plurality of adjoining courses may be displaced and caused to engage with either one or both of the adjoining needle-wales, as shown-for instance, atm and mirespectively-i-this double dis lacethe slackening of the sinker-Wale of thepreceding course.

In order to eect the desired results, an ordinary rib-knitting machine may be provided, either in the cylinder or dial, with supplementary needles, bars, or points for engaging the yarn of the sinker-wales,fsaid yarn. being either displaced from its normal path from needle to needle, in order to slacken it, or being transferred laterally to a needle of either or both members of the machine when it is to engage a needle-Wale of one or both faces.`

I claiml. A ribbed, knitted web having eyeletholes therein, each formed by displaced yarn of a sinker-wale engaging an adjoining needle-Wale of said ribbed fabric.

' 2. A knitted web having eyelet holes therein, each formed by the laterally-displaced yarn of a sinker-wale engaging an adjoining needle-Wale, and by a slackened sinkcr-wale 'of a precedingcourse.

3. A. ribbed, knitted web having eyeletholes therein, cach produced by the laterally- `displaced yarn of a sinker-wale engaging adjoining needle-wales of both faces of the Web.

4.. A ribbed, knitted web having eyeletthe laterallyment being also, if desired, combine `with j holes therein, each produced by the laterally displaced yarn of a sinker-wale engaging adjoining necdle-wales of both faces of the web -i and by a slackened sinker-wale of a preceding course.

5. A ribbed, knitted web having eyeletholes therein, each produced by the laterally# displaced yarns in a plurality' of adjoining courses of a sinker-wale engaging with an adjoining needle-wale.

6. A, ribbed, knitted web having eyeletholes therein, each produced by thelaterally-- displaced yarns in a p irality of adjoining courses of a sinker-wale engaging with an adjoining needle-wale and by sinker-wale of a preceding course.

a slackened roo l7. A ribbed, knitted web hving therein l needle-wales of both feces of the web and by io eyelet-holes, each produced by the laterallywe slnel'ened sinker-wnle of apreeeding course. displaced yarns in a plurality of adjoining III-testimony whereof I have signed my courses of a vsinker-Wnle' engaging adjoining 'naine to this specification in the presen/ee ol' needle-Wales of both faces of the web. twosiibseribing' witnesses. f

8. A ribbed, knitted web having therein. n y ROBERT W. SCOTT. eyelet-holes, each produced by the laterally? I VVitness'esz v displaced yarns in a plurality of adjoining.,r

' HAMILTON D. TURNER, courses of'a suiker-Wale engaging adjoining KATE A. BEADLE. 

